BRUSSELS | 22 October 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the situation in Ethiopia, the migration and refugee situation, the situation in Sudan, the international and regional situation, UK threatens to ban entry to all Eritreans, deadly drone strike on Abyei market, WHO delivers medical supplies to northern Ethiopia […]
Africa Aims to Transform The Continent Inspired By Asia’s Rise
By Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK, Thailand | 21 October 2026 (IDN) — The IMF-World Bank annual meeting returned to Bangkok last week (12 to 18 October) after more than three decades, with nervous Thai authorities going to great lengths to stem any disruptions to it by civil society protests. Inside Bangkok’s convention center, World Bank’s […]
Germany’s Colonial Reckoning Returns to the Bundestag
Debate over the genocide committed in Namibia has revived questions about recognition, reparations and whether Germany is willing to confront its colonial past as seriously as other chapters of its history. By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 20 October 2026 (IDN) — Over a century after German colonial troops committed mass killings in what is now […]
EEPA Reports on New Caretaker Administration Appointed in Tigray
BRUSSELS | 19 October 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the situation in Ethiopia, the situation in Sudan, the regional and international situation, new Caretaker Administration appointed in Tigray, ENDF and TPF recapture Aksum, 11 killed in RSF attack on IDP camp in West Darfur Situation in Ethiopia (per […]
EEPA reports on ENDF controls key towns in northwestern and central Tigray
BRUSSELS | 15 October 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the situation in Ethiopia, the migration and refugee situation, the situation in Sudan, the regional and international situation, ENDF controls key towns in northwestern and central Tigray, shipwreck off of Djibouti coast, gold refinery launched in Ethiopia Situation in […]
“Is being Tigrayan a curse in Ethiopia?” Arbitrary arrests in Addis Abeba amid renewed war
By Daniel Tesfa, Filmon Gebremikael and Mirjam van Reisen ADDIS ABEBA | Ethiopia | 12 October 2026 (IDN) – On 21 September 2026, police detained dozens of Tigrayans in Addis Abeba without charge. Among them was Haile Kiros*, who recalls being denied food and even the dignity of using a bathroom regularly. “They don’t treat […]
EEPA reports on ENDF capture key towns near Eritrean border
BRUSSELS | 12 October 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the situation in Ethiopia, the situation in Sudan, the regional and international situation, ENDF capture key towns near Eritrean border, 200 killed in airstrike on gold mine in Sudan, arms embargo extended in Darfur Situation in Ethiopia (per 12 […]
Two African Wars Put Civilians—and the UN’s Authority—at Risk
Ethiopia and Eritrea trade accusations before the Security Council as another deadly strike hits displaced families in Sudan. By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | ADDIS ABABA | KHARTOUM (IDN) — Wars in Ethiopia and Sudan are testing how far the United Nations can act when appeals for restraint are ignored. Ethiopia and Eritrea have carried their […]
EEPA reports on Eritrean forces seen in Adigrat, Tigray
BRUSSELS | 8 October 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the situation in Ethiopia, the migration and refugees situation, the situation in Sudan, the regional and international situation, Eritrean forces seen in Adigrat, Tigray, PM Abiy Ahmed sworn in for a new term, Commemoration of shipwreck in Lampedusa Situation […]
EEPA reports on ENDF recaptures Mekelle
BRUSSELS | 5 October 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the situation in Ethiopia, the situation in Sudan, the international and regional situation, ENDF recaptures Mekelle, nighttime ENDF drone strikes target civilian infrastructure across Tigray, WFP trucks attacked in Kordofan Situation in Ethiopia (per 5 October) The Ethiopian National […]